Becoming Elizabeth: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Becoming Elizabeth is the fascinating story of the early life of England's most iconic Queen. Long before she ascended the throne, young Elizabeth Tudor was an orphaned teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court. With no clear heir, the death of King Henry the VIII sets into motion a dangerous scramble for power. His surviving children find themselves pawns in a game between the great families of England and the powers of Europe who vie for control of the country.

Elizabeth struggles to control her own destiny and take real power as the men around her attempt to claim her sovereignty. Her fascinating and factual journey to secure the crown is filled with scheming, betrayal and illicit relationships that threaten to bring forth her demise at a time in which every man or woman of the court is on the wheel of fortune, which may take them to a position of great power one moment, or the executioner's block the next.

Series details

• Title: Becoming Elizabeth
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2022-06-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-08-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: STARZ
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 45299
• IMDb ID: tt11444366
• TVDB ID: 373873

Cast and credited roles

• Alicia von Rittberg — Elizabeth Tudor
• Romola Garai — Mary Stuart
• Leo Bill — Henry Grey
• John Heffernan — Duke of Somerset
• Jamie Parker — John Dudley
• Ekow Quartey — Pedro
• Oliver Zetterström — Edward Vi
• Tom Cullen — Thomas Seymour
• Jamie Blackley — Robert Dudley
• Alexandra Gilbreath — Kat Ashley
• Bella Ramsey — Jane Grey
• Alex Macqueen — Bishop Gardiner

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-06-12; final listed air date 2022-08-07; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Becoming Elizabeth on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.